Deputy Keven Stevens, Micha Paulson Injured in Head-On Crash on Highway 4 in Angels Camp
Deputy Keven Stevens and Micha Paulson Injured in Angels Camp Accident on Highway 4 near Stockton Road
Angels Camp, California (October 24, 2020) – Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputy Keven Stevens, 42, of San Andreas and Micha Paulson, 20, of Copperopolis, have been identified as the two people who were injured early Friday morning in a head-on crash in the Angels Camp area.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the two-vehicle crash happened shortly before 2:00 a.m. Friday, October 23, on Highway 4, just west of Stockton Road.
The CHP said a 2001 Nissan Xterra SUV, driven by Paulson, was heading eastbound on Highway 4 when, for an unknown reason, it drifted into the opposite lane on a curve in the roadway and collided with a westbound 2017 Ford Explorer driven by Deputy Stevens.
Firefighters along with the paramedics responded to the scene and extricated Deputy Stevens from the wreckage. He was then transported to a nearby hospital with moderate injuries.
Paulson suffered minor injuries and his passengers, a 16-year-old from Murphys, sustained moderate injuries. Another passenger, Austin Lane, 19, of Angels Camp, was not injured.
Alcohol or drugs were not considered a factor in the accident.
An investigation into the crash is underway.
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